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1. In a computationally based modeling environment, a method of modeling a physical entity, the method comprising: selecting a physical component of the physical entity being modeled, the physical component programmatically defined by at least a structural physical parameter and at least one physical behavior; programmatically defining a model element with the structural physical parameter using at least one structural variable defined using a function, the model element further programmatically defined by the at least one physical behavior, the at least one structural variable varying during model operation; and storing model operation results in a storage.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modeling environment comprises a textual and/or graphical modeling language defining to computationally based modeling environment.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical entity comprises a structure, mechanism, or device having physical attributes that can be modeled.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein connections to the model element describing the physical component are non-directional.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein connections to the model element describing the physical component are acausal.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein user input varies the at least one structural variable prior to, during, or after model operation.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical entity is comprised of at least one physical component.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising expanding the model with hierarchical constructs of the model element.
9. In a computationally based modeling environment, a method of modeling a physical entity, the method comprising: selecting a physical component of the physical entity being modeled, the physical component programmatically defined by at least a structural physical parameter and at least one physical behavior; forming a model element modeling the physical component in the modeling environment by providing at least one function-based structural variable to programmatically define the structural physical parameter and at least one behavior to define the behavior of the model element; and operating the model element, the at least one structural variable varying during model operation.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the modeling environment comprises a textual and/or graphical modeling language defining the computationally based modeling environment.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the physical entity comprises a structure, mechanism, or device having physical attributes that can be modeled.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein connections to the model element modeling the physical component are non-directional.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein connections to the model element modeling the physical component are acausal.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein user input varies the at least one structural variable prior to, during, or after model operation.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the physical entity is comprised of at least one physical component.
16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising expanding the model with hierarchical constructs of model element.
17. In a computing device, a system providing a computationally based modeling environment modeling a physical entity having a physical component, the system comprising: a model for modeling the physical entity; a model element in the model that models the physical component of the physical entity by programmatically defining at least one physical behavior and at least a structural physical parameter programmatically defined using at least one structural variable, the at least one structural variable varying during model operation; and a storage for storing model operation results.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the modeling environment comprises a textual and/or graphical modeling language defining the computationally based modeling environment.
19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the physical entity comprises a structure, mechanism, or device having physical attributes that can be modeled.
20. The system of claim 17 , wherein connections to the model element describing the physical component are non-directional.
21. The system of claim 17 , wherein connections to the model element describing the physical component are acausal.
22. The system of claim 17 , wherein user input varies the at least one structural variable prior to, during, or after model operation.
23. The system of claim 17 , wherein the physical entity is comprised of at least one physical component.
24. The system of claim 17 , wherein the model further comprises hierarchical constructs of the model element.
25. A medium for use in a computationally based modeling environment on a computing device, the medium holding instructions executable using the computing device for performing a method of modeling a physical entity, the method comprising: selecting a physical component of the physical entity being modeled, the physical component programmatically defined by at least a structural physical parameter and at least one physical behavior; programmatically defining a model element with the structural physical parameter using at least one structural variable defined using a function, the model element further programmatically defined by the at least one physical behavior; and operating the model element, the at least one structural variable varying during model operation.
26. The medium of claim 25 , wherein the modeling environment comprises a textual and/or graphical modeling language defining the computationally based modeling environment.
27. The medium of claim 25 , wherein the physical entity comprises a structure, mechanism, or device having physical attributes that can be modeled.
28. The medium of claim 25 , wherein connections to the model element describing the physical component are non-directional.
29. The medium of claim 25 , wherein connections to the model element describing the physical component are acausal.
30. The medium of claim 25 , wherein user input varies the at least one structural variable prior to, during, or after model operation.
31. The medium of claim 25 , wherein the physical entity is comprised of at least one physical component.
32. The medium of claim 25 , wherein the model further comprises hierarchical constructs of the model element.
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July 8, 2008
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